I just bought the By Terry Creme De Rose Nutri-Lift Comfort Cream to conclude my By Terry skin care. I have the Clarte de Rose Eye Serum, Refreshing Cleansing Gel, and Seve de Rose Ultra-Glow Double-Serum. These products are perfect for my skin. Although they are not exactly a bargain, I want great skin, and will make concessions to get it.

I had a facial done recently (review in the works) and the facialist told me that my skin was in great shape and wonderfully hydrated. I don’t normally get that when I have a facial. I usually get suggestions and recommendations on how to improve my skin’s condition. Thank you, By Terry!

I am in love. Mostly, I am happy to have found a great skin care line that works. I am sticking with it.

I have discovered that products with the essence of rose are great for my skin, for instance I love rose water, and it works wonders for my skin.

To be honest, I don’t shop much these days. Not for myself anyway. Whenever I do shop, the clothing, hygeiene products, whatever, go to my wonderful munchkin, and I have no complaints about that.

I have, however, on a couple of occassions recently, gone shopping for skin care. My skin is something I refuse to let go; anti-aging, makeup, all of it is just very important to me. I try.

So, yesterday I had an event to go to in the evening and while my munchkin was napping peacefully in her stoller I decided to stop by Bloomingdale’s. I have loved that store, forever. Many of you might know that I moved to Los Angeles from New York. While in New York, Bloomingdale’s was my go to store, for everything. To this day I have a soft spot for it.

So, back to my story. Yesterday I stopped by a makeup counter that was having an in store event. Love those. Especially if I have to shop for some make up anyway; and I did have to. My visit was great, make up application was fab; I looked great for my event. No complaints there. My issue, I purchased more than I wanted. It happens. To everyone.

So, today I decided that I had to make a return. I went back to Bloomingdale’s and happened upon the rudest associate ever. She might have been having a bad day, but why would she allow that to interfere with her dealings with a customer (moi)? I have no idea. She was horrible. There is no other way to describe it. I have spent so much money at this store throughout the years that I just didn’t know what to do with the treatment that I received from this nasty associate.

I am not going into exactly what ensued, but suffice it to say, my return went anything but smoothly: from returning the products, to receiving credit and signing for the refund to my card. I am baffled. Seriously.

I reported this to the manager of another department, as my luck would have it the manager of the beauty department was not in the store at the time. The woman I spoke to was nice, and understanding she said I should be expecting a call from the beauty department manager tomorrow.

Ambe is a skin care line that was created right her in sunny Southern California, in Newport Beach. Read more. When given the opportunity of course, this was something I had to review.

I had a great experience with this line. I used the Green Tea line, which was comprised of: a cleanser; toner; eye cream and serum; face cream and serum, for day and night. The Cleanser is soft and gets your face clean without leaving it squeaky clean; instead my skin felt soft, smooth and ample. I worry about a squeaky clean face because often that turns my skin dry. The Toner was fabulous, light weight, it felt just right. The Serum worked wonders, and the cream finished the job.

I used these products in sample sizes for about one week; 8 days to be exact– you don’t need a lot of product as a little goes a long way. I received a lot of compliments on my skin, and heard that something was different about my face from several friends while using these! Results are immediate.

Disclaimer: I was provided with a complimentary samples of the above AMBE products, this by no way influenced my views; the opinions in this post are my own, they are my honest observations, and indicate my personal experience with these products.

Some Fun in the Sun. Since I met my husband, even before we were married, whenever we went on vacation most of our vacations have been about that, and now as a family it’s no different. I love the beach, and so do my daughter and hubby. So, we flock to hot, sunny, beach resorts.

So, of course, while we were away we spent a lot of time in the sun. Part of sunny getaways is taking care of your skin. Eucerin makes an Everyday Body Lotion with SPF 15 – I got a sample of this to review, and this was my best friend during our daily excursions to the town; while we of course used higher SPF on the beach, and pool side.

On my face I used Eucerin Everyday Protection Face Lotion with SPF 30, this was also sent to me for a review; we used this pool side and on the beach too. It didn’t fail to protect, as no one got sunburn!

These are great products that do the job, and at $8.99 and $9.99 they are very affordable. You just can’t by-pass skin care and sun protection. Even when you are on a relaxing vacation and there is nothing on your mind.

Disclaimer: I was provided with a complimentary samples of the above Eucerin products, this by no way influenced my views; the opinions in this post are my own, they are my honest observations, and indicate my personal experience with these product.

… and watch it glow; I’m talking about hands here– get ready to watch them do just that.

Seed (get it now?) makes a Therapeutic Hand Scrub and Healthy Hand Cream; both of which I had the pleasure to try. I was pretty happy with the results. I still change diapers, we are potty training, but the process is taking a while — three weeks into it, although not on a constant basis (we have set-backs). So, my hands get very dry, and this LA heat, although this summer has not been the hottest, by far; gets to my skin and dries up my hands in a major way.

I tried the hand scrub and used the hand cream shortly after- it made a huge difference in the way my hands felt and looked. Basically, the products are very easy to use with simple instructions. You put the scrub on the top part of your hand and scrub in circles all the way to the wrist. Then you work the inside of your hand. After rinsing you apply the hand cream, and feel the smoothness of your skin. The scent is lavender-ey which is nice; I’ve got some lavender hand soap around the house and I think it’s a pleasant scent. So, I’m happy with the aromatherapy benefits of the cream as well.

This from the co-founder of the company, Rebecca, about the launch of the company “… we launch our 100% Natural brand with multiple benefits derived from nature. By focusing on the Power of a Tiny Seed (and the exponential power of other beneficial natural ingredients), we hope to connect with people like ourselves – those seeking a healthier, more natural lifestyle, but uncompromising in their expectations that products deliver on their promises.”

If you suffer from dry hands, don’t get manicures often enough (hello!) or simply want to wake up your tired hands, I suggest you try this duo, they’ll work wonders!

Mother’s Day is fast approaching so I would like to cover a few of my favorite things on the blog. I’d like to write about one product a day, up until Mother’s Day. Today I’m going to tell you about Dream Organics‘s Rose Water.

I recently had a chance to try it, and I love their Rose Water. It’s so refreshing when applied to your face, and I swear it makes you look better. It definitely relieves stress, it’s that amazing rose scent; it has a freeing effect. I’m addicted!

This product is supposed to have an anti-aging effect, so if you’re crawling up there in years (a-hem!) it’s a good product to throw into your beauty routine. I’ve been using it for about a month and I’ve received compliments about the appearance of my skin; but most of all I feel beautiful after applying it. More importantly this product does not have a hefty price tag, at just $18 it’s easy to reason including it in your skin care routine.

Dream Organics Rose Water is used by Tonya Crooks, Mario Dedivanovic, Kelsey Deenihan, Mathias Alan, and many more celebrity make up artists working on TV sets, movie sets, red carpet events, and everything in between!

Here are a few suggestions for when to apply:

-Mist before and after make up application.

-Refresh your mind and body in an instant.

-Great for wrinkles, acne, redness, stress and blood circulation.

-Use it during and after yoga.

-Balance and instantly hydrate skin.

-Center yourself during a tough day at work.

If you’re an LA mamma, like me, you can find this miracle worker at Endless Beauty, 4920 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Woodland Hills, CA 91364. Of course, this product is available online.

Alexia

Alexia is the editor of the website she launched in February of 2010, Los Angeles Mamma Blog. She collaborates with brands as an ambassador, merchandising looks, creating content for online channels and reviewing products. Her ever growing site is a hub of personal style and musings on beauty products, inspiring her readers to make the most of their lifestyle. Alexia is based in Los Angeles but enjoys working relationships with brands and businesses throughout the country and internationally. To learn more about working with Alexia, you can email her at: info[at]losangelesmammablog[dot]com.
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